Monday, November 28, 2016

We just happened to be driving down the street and noticed a gas station was having Rowdy (Dallas Cowboy's mascot) and some Cowboy's signing autographs.

Sweet Daughter ran up to Rowdy!

Cute pose

We went inside and the kids got to talk to the football players. We didn't get any autographs because they were charging money for them and none of these players were names we know - I'm not sure if any of them have ever actually played during a game or if they had just recently signed. My favorite part was when one player asked what their favorite football team is, my daughter immediately named my university (the only football games they have ever been to). The professional had a good laugh at that, as we aren't known as a great football program; though we do have an alum that plays every game for the Cowboys. I wish he had been there!

Friday, November 25, 2016

Sweet Daughter asked if she could dye her hair. Our rule is - if you take care of your hair, you choose what it looks like. If I take care of your hair, you get a buzz cut. So here we are dying her hair in rainbow stripes.

Thursday, November 24, 2016

First, Happy Thanksgiving Americans! Here are just a few of the things I am thankful for:

You know when you are dog sitting and you call the kids to circle time and turn back around to see this? All three were perfectly behaved and seemed to enjoy singing and learning. The kids are 2 years old in this photo.

Both kids love music and this was from one of their first music classes when they were 3 years old. I am thankful for both kids, music, and all of the teachers who have helped them grow into the wonderful people they are.

Monday, November 21, 2016

Every couple of years we raise butterflies from caterpillars. This year our curriculum told us to so it was perfect. Here are some of the photos from our butterfly release. *Outside temperatures must be above 55F in order to release them, so we can do this at least 11 months of the year. Other locations are more limited.

We opened their habitat and no one flew out.

We enticed them out with orange slices.

One child is much happier about this than the other.

Come back tomorrow for both kids getting up close with the butterflies. These were some of the friendliest and calmest butterflies we have ever had. (I have also done this with classes at school for over a decade and this was truly exceptional.)

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Here is the way things work in our family: Each person has their own responsibilities - cleaning their own things, doing laundry, helping with dishes, etc. If you do someone else's job you can ask to be paid. We pay if the kids clean toilets, mop floors, scrub the bathtub, etc. So when the kids want to buy something, we ask if they have enough money. Here Sweet Son wanted to earn money by raking leaves. We agreed.

Monday, November 7, 2016

This activity look longer than we expected which was the result of a few things. #1 Gloves make everything more difficult. #2 While our kids have great fine motor skills for their age, this is usually done by older students. #3 Both kids were perfectionists who didn't want to stop until they had searched every little piece of their pellet.